Neighborhoods get updated crime numbers at February NAC meeting

The City’s Planning & Development shared each neighborhood’s top police incidents from 2015 through 2021 at the Feb. 9 Neighborhood Advisory Council meeting.

Incident types reported were:

• Arson
• Assault
• Assault, domestic
• Assault, life-threatening
• Auto Theft
• Burglary, residential
• Domestic disturbance
• General disturbance
• Drugs (all activities)
• Homicide
• Stealing from a vehicle
• Trespassing
• Vandalism/property damage.

The Community Crime Map website at communitycrimemap.com allows citizens to get a better idea of the criminal activity in their area. The public can use this to look at crime occurring in their neighborhoods, potential new neighborhoods, or near their work. To make anonymous tips you can call Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477) or online at www.P3tips.com.

The department released its Annual Crime Report in March. In 2021, there was a 3.6% increase (+211 reports) for crimes against persons, an 11.3% decrease (-1,928 reports) for crimes against property, and a 2.2% decrease (-60 reports) for crimes against society. Overall, crime in Springfield in 2021 was down 6.9% (-1,777 reports) compared to 2020.

“Through tracking and releasing crime data, we can give citizens a realistic look at crime in our community,” Police Chief Paul Williams said. “The information helps us identify successful policing strategies as well as highlighting areas where we can make improvements through community-wide participation in crime prevention.”

This is the first time SPD has been able to compare a full year of crime report data since switching to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in January 2020. The implementation of NIBRS allows for a significantly more comprehensive look at crime in the community compared to the data tracked in previous years.

The 2021 crime report also features updated clearance rates. Clearance rates are fluid and change over time as investigations progress and eventually lead to prosecution. The side-by-side comparison serves as an example of how clearance rates have and will continue to evolve.

The crime prevention initiative, launched in early 2022, aims to reduce crime in the community through the education of the public. With the public’s help, SPD can continue the trend of reducing crime in Springfield. To learn more, visit springfieldmo.gov/crime.

To see your neighborhood’s crime statistics for 2021 and how they compare to those of past years, please turn to your neighborhood’s section.

DISCLAIMER: The City of Springfield Police Department, and all other contributing data suppliers, make no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the data for any particular use. Furthermore, the City of Springfield Police Department, and all other contributing data suppliers, assume no liability whatsoever associated with the use or misuse of the data.

Total Police Incidents

NAME	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Bingham	512	537	567	495	464	481	494
Bissett	197	1170	935	738	570	367	212
Bradford Park	279	320	375	266	334	313	271
Brentwood	164	231	262	162	177	181	245
Cooper Park	348	345	364	347	370	281	356
Delaware	188	222	211	175	174	138	204
Doling Park	760	772	832	752	814	740	768
Downtown	388	414	469	462	456	452	414
Ewing	236	254	305	296	312	253	295
Fassnight	426	466	570	588	534	545	397
Galloway Village	230	291	306	201	304	291	322
Grant Beach	847	878	922	806	796	798	801
Heart of the Westside	490	573	473	467	1023	460	400
Kickapoo	345	407	446	358	417	414	431
Lake Springfield	64	71	84	68	79	90	77
Mark Twain	526	548	693	598	549	452	436
Meador Park	668	737	801	650	698	680	711
Midtown	574	694	724	725	750	621	614
Oak Grove	497	598	675	488	617	555	542
Parkcrest	365	411	445	313	338	298	300
Parkwood	348	467	490	354	417	419	518
Phelps/University Heights	253	288	270	259	234	287	208
Robberson	520	562	588	540	588	556	506
Rountree/Walnut	409	444	485	466	466	402	442
Seminole/Holland	264	322	332	282	319	303	275
Sherwood	185	185	207	191	220	158	174
Southern Hills	353	376	437	272	351	336	322
Southside	125	172	190	153	142	139	139
Tom Watkins	747	810	712	711	791	691	707
Weller	373	335	369	327	356	331	350
West Central	2034	2185	2227	1909	1880	1698	1,496
Westside	851	1008	987	865	836	688	690
Woodland Heights	554	592	618	568	613	548	461
Young Lilly	176	253	197	159	209	148	160